Infantry Cannon
The Napoleon Cannon in name, Krupp Cannon in essence, quickly caught Dragon and Ivankov's attention.
Kuma was still practicing his repelling ability. Both he and Dragon understood that, after Leo had proposed the concept, Kuma was very likely capable of achieving it. And once he did, it would immediately become a force capable of changing the tide of battle—many skilled Revolutionary Army fighters who knew Haki had never eaten a Devil Fruit, including Sabo.
Did they not want to?
Of course they did. They simply had no Devil Fruits!
Once most Devil Fruits appeared on the market, they were either handed over to the Marines by law-abiding citizens in exchange for bounties, or sold to the underworld for dirty money. That was why Doflamingo, a criminal family with barely over twenty members in total, had fourteen Devil Fruit users.
Even Luffy and the others, as the protagonist crew, had traveled all the way from the East Blue without encountering a single Devil Fruit...
So yes, it was indeed absurd. But if one thought about it carefully—there was a reason Devil Fruits flowed toward the leading pirates, the Four Emperors, and the Shichibukai. Resources and money naturally circulated that way.
Once someone reached the level of a Four Emperor, they could even be picky about what kind of Devil Fruit they wanted. The Big Mom Pirates preferred Paramecia types related to food, which could soothe Big Mom's food cravings, while Kaido of the Beasts Pirates favored Zoan types, especially ancient dragon varieties.
For an organization like the Revolutionary Army, with no channels, no connections, and no territory, no matter how well it developed internally, it would still be difficult to gather enough fighting strength to overthrow the Celestial Dragons in a short time without outside help.
As for someone